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The impact of any interaction with staff had to be carefully considered, however inconsequential the managers might see it. These managers had power over what staff were paid, the jobs they were assigned to, the promotions they got, and over...

Al Mamlouka is one of three hotels in the old party of Damascus City. It is owned by Mrs. May Bonduki Mamar Bashi. Despite successfully managing the hotel, Mrs. Mamar Bashi describes the investment in old Damascus as "economically unfeasible"....

Head of the Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce Mohammad al-Qallaa called for boosting integration with Egypt in the fields of tourism, textiles and agricultural industries. During talks with an Egyptian trade delegation on Sunday, al-Qallaa urged Syrian and...

The Cabinet discussed during a meeting on Sunday chaired by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri a special report examining the implantation of the tenth five-year plan up to November 2009. The report, presented by the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic...

Who in their right mind would stump up $11 billion to snaffle up a rival right when the Government was about to propose sweeping changes to your industry, changes that most people reckon could wreck your business?...Just in case you...

An Arab-Finnish consortium is well placed to win Syria’s first private power concession and help solve big electricity shortages, a senior executive in the group said on Monday. The Syrian state, which has been controlled by the ruling Baath Party since...

The head of the Damascus Stock Exchange urged the government on Tuesday to boost the nascent bourse by offering shares in public companies and shaking off the legacy of a command economy stretching back four decades. While avoiding the word privatization,...

From the Archives of the Stamford Advocate The Week of Oct. 18 Posted: 10/18/2009 10:47:34 PM EDT Updated: 10/18/2009 10:47:34 PM EDT 25 years ago Oct. 18, 1984: A five-year struggle by Shippan residents to funnel traffic from Harbor Plaza off their...

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Many years and a couple of job layoffs later (two in the past year, actually), Mark's ready to try selling his Syrian-style baklava on the street. "Right now I don't have the time or money to start a business and...